Essex & Suffolk Border League

Division 1

Saturday 24th October 2020

Kick Off 12.45 Actual 12.44

Boxted Lodgers 1 Belle Vue Social Club 2, attendance 34

8’ 0-1

18’ 1-1

39’ 1-2

@ King George’s Playing Field

Cage Lane

Boxted Cross

CO4 5RE

No Admission or Programme.

Another Saturday double in the Essex & Suffolk Border League for me today, starting off with a Division 1 fixture. Boxted Lodgers began the day in sixteenth place in the league table (second from bottom) having taken just three points from their opening six matches. Belle Vue, on the other hand, were not surprisingly sitting top of the table, having won their opening six matches and conceding just three goals in the process.

When Belle Vue opened the scoring early on it looked like the game was going to form. However, Boxted were level within ten minutes, courtesy of an own goal, when a cross from the left put past his own ‘keeper by a defender attempting to clear the ball. Chances went begging at both ends before the visitors netted a second goal to lead 1-2 at the break. The second half saw more of the same. We even had a melee in the centre of the pitch, involving players and ‘hangers on’ from both sides, resulting in just a yellow card for each team, but Boxted then had a player sin binned for something he said before the game restarted.

No further goals meant Belle Vue stretched their 100% winning start to the season to seven games. Their lead at the top of the table is five points, although third placed Tiptree Jobserve could cut that to just two, if they win their game in hand.